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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in South Unadilla, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Unadilla and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for South Unadilla:
- 42.313414, -75.338509
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on South Unadilla
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Delaware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- Since South Unadilla is near Otsego County and also Chenango County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chenango County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for South Unadilla
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Unadilla ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Arctic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arctic is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arctic
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gilbertsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ivanhoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ivanhoe is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Mallory Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mallory Corner is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory Corner
- Middle Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Bridge is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Bridge
- Rockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rootville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rootville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Sand Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Trout Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Union Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Union Valley is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
How Far From South Unadilla to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as South Unadilla to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in South Unadilla and extending to:
- Delhi, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from South Unadilla to Delhi, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 252 miles [405.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,684 miles [9,147.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,275 miles [6,879.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Unadilla) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from South Unadilla to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Unadilla. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3134, Longitude: -75.3385 In this case, the coordinates for South Unadilla have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.575 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.49 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.541 degrees. |
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